SpaceX F9 : Starlink 8-7 : VSFB SLC-4E : 14 May 2024 (18:39 UTC)

• #20 by FutureSpaceTourist on 14 May, 2024 18:34
• https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1790450577501233539
  
  

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  Watch Falcon 9 launch 20 @Starlink satellites to orbit from California, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities
• #21 by FutureSpaceTourist on 14 May, 2024 18:37
• T-2

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• #22 by FutureSpaceTourist on 14 May, 2024 18:38
• T-1 F9 is in startup - LD is GO for launch!

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• #23 by FutureSpaceTourist on 14 May, 2024 18:39
• Liftoff!

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• #24 by FutureSpaceTourist on 14 May, 2024 18:40
• https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1790452002280882512
• #25 by FutureSpaceTourist on 14 May, 2024 18:40
• MaxQ

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• #26 by FutureSpaceTourist on 14 May, 2024 18:43
• MECO, separation and SES-1

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• #27 by FutureSpaceTourist on 14 May, 2024 18:43
• Fairing separation

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• #28 by FutureSpaceTourist on 14 May, 2024 18:46
• Entry burn

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• #29 by FutureSpaceTourist on 14 May, 2024 18:48
• Landed!

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• #30 by FutureSpaceTourist on 14 May, 2024 18:49
• SECO-1, “nominal parking orbit” and webcast ended

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• #31 by FutureSpaceTourist on 14 May, 2024 18:51
• https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1790454035671031844
  
  

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  And that's 18 missions in the bag for 1063.
  
  The 234th consecutive landing for a Falcon booster.
• #32 by catdlr on 14 May, 2024 19:03
• Summary Video:
  
  
• #33 by Galactic Penguin SST on 14 May, 2024 19:10
• #34 by FutureSpaceTourist on 14 May, 2024 19:42
• https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1790467497667219911
  
  

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  Deployment of 20 @Starlink satellites confirmed
• #35 by FutureSpaceTourist on 14 May, 2024 19:46
• https://twitter.com/gwynne_shotwell/status/1790468329938825334
  
  

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  Congratulations to the @SpaceX team on launching our 50th Falcon mission of the year!

  
  

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  From flying customer satellites, cargo and astronauts to orbit and deploying additional @Starlink satellites to connect millions of people around the world, it’s been an extraordinary year so far and we're not even halfway done yet!

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• #36 by zubenelgenubi on 15 May, 2024 15:02
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  Quote from: FutureSpaceTourist on 15 May, 2024 13:30

  https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1790735431505682675
  
  

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  Congrats @SpaceX Falcon team on 50 successful missions already this year!
  
  Highest flight rate of any rocket ever.
• #37 by realnouns on 16 May, 2024 14:39
• Go Beyond returned to PoLB on May 15 @ 7:56pm PT / 10:56pm ET

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• #38 by realnouns on 16 May, 2024 14:41
• Lindsay C + OCISLY + B1063 returned to PoLB on May 16 @ 7:35am PT / 10:35am ET

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• #39 by shiro on 16 May, 2024 15:35
• Some reusability stats for this launch (Starlink Group 8-7):
  
  Booster B1063.18 turnaround time:
  64 days 14 hours 30 minutes
  (its previous mission was Starlink Group 7-17 on Mar 11, 2024 UTC).
  
  FYI: median turnaround time for Falcon 9 / Heavy boosters is currently 37.48 days *
  * – based on the last 30 launches, excluding new first stages.
  
  Launchpad SLC-4E turnaround time:
  4 days 14 hours 9 minutes
  (the previous launch from this pad was Starlink Group 8-2 on May 10, 2024 UTC).
  
  ...which is the 2nd best SLC-4E turnaround time!
  (the record is still 4 days 12 hours 0 minutes between Starlink Group 8-1 and USSF-62 launches in April, 2024).
  
  FYI: median turnaround time for SLC-4E is currently 10.22 days *
  * – based on the last 30 launches.
  
  The same type of stats for previous SpaceX launches may be found on this spreadsheet online.